Music Theory

Interval

The space between two notes

Register

Helps determine

Meter/Time Signature

Beginning of a piece in sheet music, indicate how many beats per measure, as well as which note value is counted as a beat

Simple Meter

Divided into twos or subdivided into fours

Compound meter

Subdivided into threes

Bottom note of a simple meter signature refers to…

The note value that represents the beat

The top number in simple meter signature refers to…

The number of beats per measure

What type of music required a notation system?

Vocal music

Middle C is referred to as what?

C4

Syncopation

Emphasis on the weak or off beat of the measure

Hemiola

Segment of rhythms that sound off from meter for a short time

Anacrusis/pick-up

When you put an incomplete measure before the downbeat

Diatonic pitch-class

Seven notes that are used in a pattern

Chromatic Scale

Twelve pitches, each a semitone of half-step a part

Caret

A mark ^ used to show where something is to be be inserted

Tetrachords

Series of four notes separated by three intervals

Tonic

First and last note on a major or minor scale (an octave)

Dominant

Mediant

Supertonic

Subdominant

Submediant

Leading Tone

Triplet

Duplet

Quadruplet

Polyrhythm

Metrical Accents

Relative Keys

Parallel Keys

Natural

Harmonic

Melodic

What is the mode Ionian made of?

CDEFGAB

What is the mode Dorian made of

DEFGABCD

What is Phrygian made of?

EFGABCDE

What is Lydian made of?

FGABCDEF

What is Mixolydian made of?

GABCDEFG

What is Aeolian made of?

ABCEDFGA

What is Locrain made of?

BCDEFGAB

Binary

Ternary

Rounded Binary

Aria

What does the sum of interval Inversions equal?

9

What are the slow tempos, and what are their bpms?

Grave (20-40)

Largo (40-60)

Larghetto (60-66)

Adagio (66-76)

What are the medium tempos, and what are their bpms?

Andantino (A little faster than Andante)

Andante (76-108/Walking pace)

Moderato (108-120)

Allegretto (112-120)

What are the fast tempos, and what are their bpms?

Allegro (120-168)

Vivace (168-170)

Presto (170-200)

Prestissimo (200+)

What are the softer dynamics?

Pianissimo (pp) - quietest

Piano (p)

What are the medium dynamics?

Mezzo Piano (mp)
Mezzo Forte (mf)

What are the louder dynamics?

Forte (f)

Fortissimo (ff) - loudest

Dynamics

Indicates volume at which music should be performed at

Accelorando

Speed up

Ritardando

Slow down

Rallentando

Slowing down